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Hello hello,

A while ago we made this book called Custom Kicks. It's published by Laurence King from the UK. Correct, it's about custom kicks. A total of 140 artists contributed to the book including some of your very own favorite Threadless artists (Franx, Sonmi, Zeptonn and Steven Bonner, to name few). You'll also find the work of Jeremyville, Skwak, Jon Burgerman and Boris Hoppek in there. Besides that, there are tips and tricks on how to create your own customized kicks.

This is your chance to win a copy of it!

WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO WIN IT?

1. Customize a shoe
2. Post a photo (or more) in this blog
3. That's all

A FEW RULES

• deadline is September 1st
• submit as many shoes as you want
• only post shoes you've customized yourself (!)
• have fun

THE PRIZE

• The winner gets a signed copy of Custom Kicks and a MAKI book published by Pyramyd.

• The runner up gets a signed copy of Custom Kicks

In case you don't want to enter the contest, but just want to buy the book, check it out at Amazon









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spacesick 2
spacesick 2 on Jul 10 '08 at 4:55pm
yay! okay
jayrawz
jayrawz on Jul 10 '08 at 4:58pm
arrrgh.. i used to airbrush sneakers all the time.. i dont have pics of them tho..
Monkey III
   Monkey III on Jul 10 '08 at 5:04pm
I"m in!
martiandrivein
martiandrivein on Jul 10 '08 at 5:06pm
SWEET!!!!
spacesick 2
spacesick 2 on Jul 10 '08 at 5:15pm
it's nice of you (guys?) to put together a contest, by the way! thanks!
steven218
   steven218 on Jul 10 '08 at 5:59pm
the book is fantastic, buy buy buy
(matthijs)
   (matthijs) on Jul 11 '08 at 2:31am
You're welcome space. We're 1 guy, 1 girl btw. See the photo of the eyes on the last pic.
radiostaticstar
radiostaticstar on Jul 11 '08 at 2:37am
oh man this is going to be cool!
the book looks very impressive!
i've got to get myself over to the amazon...
Demented
   Demented on Jul 11 '08 at 5:31am
I am so going to enter this multiple times.

How convienent, I'm in the process of doing a couple of pairs for some friends. xD

And that book looks like it's made of pure win.
pickledbib
pickledbib on Jul 11 '08 at 6:23am
for those that don't already own the book... it's awesome! picked it up at a bookstore in oz.

I may just enter this for kicks... pun intended (just this once).
letsmakeart
letsmakeart on Jul 11 '08 at 7:19am
nice layout work dudes.
0Jim0
   0Jim0 on Jul 11 '08 at 7:41am
nice contest and the book looks sweet.
realslimnatey
realslimnatey on Jul 11 '08 at 7:49am
thats cool! i never knew there was such a culture for kicks until recently

now i got so interested in custom shoes that im going to this thing called the kixpo later this month

spacesick 2
spacesick 2 on Jul 11 '08 at 7:49am
ehehe
spacesick 2
spacesick 2 on Jul 11 '08 at 7:49am
I saw that
spacesick 2
spacesick 2 on Jul 11 '08 at 7:50am
oh snap! you ARE two people! well that's a horse of a different color.
realslimnatey
realslimnatey on Jul 11 '08 at 8:04am
WAT

dude, dont forget to dl the official kixpo 2008 mixtape!

herky
   herky on Jul 11 '08 at 8:08am
congrats, the book looks amazing
BlameTheSuburbs
   BlameTheSuburbs on Jul 11 '08 at 8:11am
I've always wanted to do some custom shoes. What type of pen/shoe do you recommend? I want something with plenty of space to cover.
kayceislost
kayceislost on Jul 11 '08 at 8:13am
:D!
spacesick 2
spacesick 2 on Jul 11 '08 at 8:13am
komfg
realslimnatey
realslimnatey on Jul 11 '08 at 8:16am
gotta have a mixtape for EVERYTHING nowadays!
spacesick 2
spacesick 2 on Jul 11 '08 at 8:18am
I know! I just downloaded the mixtape for my friend's grandpa's funeral. I thought it would be a bit distasteful, but the B.B. King Soulja Boy diss was effin hilarious!
realslimnatey
realslimnatey on Jul 11 '08 at 8:23am
hahaha

funny you should mention soulja boy because he has a shoe deal now



"the shoes will featured a fully lined and padded interior, clear outsole, no-tie stay-fly lacing system and two sets of laces"
realslimnatey
realslimnatey on Jul 11 '08 at 8:24am
i learned that from the staff in the blogs over at kixpo.com
spacesick 2
spacesick 2 on Jul 11 '08 at 8:41am
ahaha. I want everything I wear to be "no-tie stay-fly"
radiostaticstar
radiostaticstar on Jul 11 '08 at 8:44am
no-tie, stay-fly=my new mantra recitation
sonmi
   sonmi on Jul 11 '08 at 8:45am
awesome!
spacesick 2
spacesick 2 on Jul 11 '08 at 8:55am
haha
chelly
chelly on Jul 11 '08 at 9:17am
this is great
(matthijs)
   (matthijs) on Jul 11 '08 at 1:23pm
Just a tip for those of you who are interested. It might be a good idea to use old shoes to pimp. This could save you some cash and the result can be just as good!

chelly
chelly on Jul 11 '08 at 1:26pm
Goldrush Rainbow - Threadless, Best T-shirts Ever

for the record, i still want to make a scarf (or two or three) based on this

seeing it on the book reminded me




as for shoes, do kids' shoes work ok too?
(matthijs)
   (matthijs) on Jul 11 '08 at 1:32pm
all shoes work, the book also includes some high heels, flip flops and clogs.

That shirt is for sale at Poketo btw: Here

If you want to make it into a scarf, you're welcome. I'd love to see the result of course!
chelly
chelly on Jul 11 '08 at 7:46pm
sweet!


weekend bump.
chelly
chelly on Jul 11 '08 at 7:46pm
sweet!


weekend bump.
viralVISUAL
   viralVISUAL on Jul 11 '08 at 7:54pm
Oh wow. I finally got around to doing something with one of my shoes the other day. Didn't know there was a blog about it.

I DO A SHOE

Not finished yet.

Crappy cam ftw
viralVISUAL
   viralVISUAL on Jul 11 '08 at 8:54pm
SHOES
(matthijs)
   (matthijs) on Jul 12 '08 at 4:11am
good stuff!

keep 'em coming...
Demented
   Demented on Jul 12 '08 at 5:13am
Is it ok to send in premade shoes? Or do they have to be made in the time this contest runs? Gonna make some new ones anyway but I was just wondering.
elleevee
   elleevee on Jul 12 '08 at 6:46am
rad!
(matthijs)
   (matthijs) on Jul 12 '08 at 3:48pm
Demented, it's okay to send pre-made shoes. That's why we didn't set a theme. And it's not like we could check that anyway...
viralVISUAL
   viralVISUAL on Jul 12 '08 at 6:03pm
I ran out of red on the left shoe and can't continue til' I get more :[

Shoes
(matthijs)
   (matthijs) on Jul 13 '08 at 6:53am
Here are 2 videos of the book launch event in Amsterdam btw:




Manos
   Manos on Jul 13 '08 at 7:16am
Stinger on fire there with the time lapse bit. hehehe.
viralVISUAL
   viralVISUAL on Jul 13 '08 at 1:14pm
Damn, I want that book even more now. I was glad to see someone using the same paint marker brand I was. I wasn't sure how the paint was gonna hold up, so that's a bit reassuring.
stubby43
stubby43 on Jul 13 '08 at 1:20pm
The books awesome, I saw it the other day in virgin.
(matthijs)
   (matthijs) on Jul 14 '08 at 12:55pm
Cool, glad you like it Stubby
mike bautista
mike bautista on Jul 14 '08 at 1:26pm
here's a pair i did a year ago with some spray paint and acrylic. time has either been it's best friend or worst enemy depending on how you look at it. i plan on painting more of my shoes when i get more.
IMG_2106
IMG_2107
viralVISUAL
   viralVISUAL on Jul 14 '08 at 11:50pm
I think I'm pretty much done now. I'll post pics tommorow when I have some light
viralVISUAL
   viralVISUAL on Jul 15 '08 at 7:55pm
shoes

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